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Rainscreen

A rainscreen is an exterior wall detail where the siding (wall cladding) stands off from the moisture-resistant surface of an air/water barrier applied to the sheathing to create a capillary break and to allow drainage and evaporation. The rainscreen is the cladding or siding itself but the term rainscreen implies a system of building. Ideally the…

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The rainscreen drainage plane

Water vaporCapillary actionBuilding ScienceStuccoASTM International
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Canadian National Research Council
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The rainscreen system

Moisture barrierVapour barrierFurringFlashingsInsulation
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Masonry veneerCavity
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Rainscreen

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples30
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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related to The rainscreen system · 10
Rainscreen → For, In, Keeping, One, The, These, This, Ventilation, Wall, Water
related to Definitions · 6
Rainscreen → Also, However, Many, One, The, These
related to Entrapped moisture risks · 5
Rainscreen → An, Billions, Once, Such, The
related to A predictable pressure equalization plane · 3
Rainscreen → Air, Moisture, This
is a · 2
Rainscreen → cladding or siding itself but the term rainscreen implies a system of building, exterior wall detail where the siding
related to The rainscreen drainage plane · 2
Rainscreen → The, Together

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wall air drainage water system moisture plane barrier cladding rain cavity pressure insulation prevent exterior surface layer building ventilation openings

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Rainscreenis aexterior wall detail where the siding0.90text
Rainscreenis acladding or siding itself but the term rainscreen implies a system of building0.90text
mold formationinstance ofKeeping the insulation dry helps prevent problems0.80text
water leakageinstance ofKeeping the insulation dry helps prevent problems0.80text
Rainscreenrelated to A predictable pressure equalization planeAir0.60section
Rainscreenrelated to A predictable pressure equalization planeThis0.60section
Rainscreenrelated to A predictable pressure equalization planeMoisture0.60section
Rainscreenrelated to DefinitionsThe0.60section
Rainscreenrelated to DefinitionsAlso0.60section
Rainscreenrelated to DefinitionsHowever0.60section
Rainscreenrelated to DefinitionsMany0.60section
Rainscreenrelated to DefinitionsThese0.60section

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